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Applied to preschool and a little sad

Ready4lifeReady4life member
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Last week we visited a co-op preschool for this fall.  I love the idea of being involved in DD's school.  But I must admit the co-op sounded very intense.  Volunteering in class room 2+ times a month, monthly parent meetings, preschool "jobs" assigned to each parents, deep cleaning school 4-5 times during year, participating in 2 major fundraisers a year, etc. I'm not sure if committing to that much time would work as we both work and have DD #2.  Today we visited the local public high school's preschool program.  It seemed more learning based to me and is the same price actually.  They have high school students helping out rather than parents.  We put in an application for the public one.  But I'm feeling slightly guilty.  I know DD will like either (we took her to both places and she liked both), and she might learn more "subjects" in this class, but I feel like I should have the time and energy for the co-op. I just don't want to commit to more than I can handle.  I wish there was a middle ground where I could still volunteer, but not quite as much as the co-op. But it's kind of like all or nothing with schools around here.
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Re: Applied to preschool and a little sad

  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    As a working parent of 2 kids, I would never do that co-op and I would not feel guilty about it.  As long as your child is in a program that you both love, than that is what matters.  You should not feel guilty, you have way more in life than just preschool and its preschool - try to keep things in perspective.  My younger DD is in a preschool at the daycare center and my older one is in a PreK run though the early childhood department of the school district - both of my kids love where they are, they have fun, they have friends and they learn.  Both cost the same and don't require me to put in extra time - I can certainly come to either school and do things in class, have lunch with my kids or go on field trips with my older DD but I'm not required.  I volunteer on the parent council for my older DD (PTO for the early childhood set basically) because I want to, not because I have to.   YOu can find some amazing programs that will feel that they give you the right balance.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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  • Mrs.A.M.P.Mrs.A.M.P.

    We both work and have two kids and I wouldn't make that commitment to the coop either.  It wouldn't be fair to cut into our precious family time!  As an elementary school principal I see children coming from both types of programs and there is no distinct advantage academically. 

     My sister had her son in a high school based program like the one you described and they loved it.  He got so much one on one with the high school kids...and she even found some great babysitters for evenings and weekends in the high school boys he loved.  Go for it without guilt!

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